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Bates said:Just to clarify you guys think it's more important for Eakins to stay in AHL to develop team which has maybe 3 or 4 players who will ever be NHL players than it would be to use his ability to continue development of 23 Leafs players who are now NHL players???
Bates said:No offence Sarge but if 5 of the present day Marlies make the NHL in any meaningful way it would be a shock to most.
Sarge said:Yes. Absolutely. 15 of those 23 might night even be Leafs 2 years from now and personally, I'm not sure the big club should be "developing" players. I'd much rather see the Leafs roster composed of (mostly) developed players.
Sarge said:Because whatever brand of vodka he's selling down there seems to be working. The longer the kids play under him the better, and the deeper Eakins can take them in the playoffs, all the better they'll be for it.
Saint Nik said:Sarge said:Yes. Absolutely. 15 of those 23 might night even be Leafs 2 years from now and personally, I'm not sure the big club should be "developing" players. I'd much rather see the Leafs roster composed of (mostly) developed players.
Well that's just silly. They shouldn't be trying to develop guys like Gardiner? Or you think Gardiner should be in the minors?
Sarge said:I don't think it's silly at all. Sure, there might be the odd exception like Gardiner who could probably "develop" as much in the NHL as they could in the "AHL" but how many guys like that do we really have?
Bates said:Just to clarify you guys think it's more important for Eakins to stay in AHL to develop team which has maybe 3 or 4 players who will ever be NHL players than it would be to use his ability to continue development of 23 Leafs players who are now NHL players???
Saint Nik said:Sarge said:I don't think it's silly at all. Sure, there might be the odd exception like Gardiner who could probably "develop" as much in the NHL as they could in the "AHL" but how many guys like that do we really have?
There are lots of guys on the team who have proven all they need to in the AHL but still need to season themselves in the NHL. Kessel over the last few years is an excellent example of someone who developed their game in the NHL. Grabo and Gunnar too.
The AHL is a stage in development, so is the NHL. A team that ignored developing players on their NHL roster is a team that would be making a beeline to the bottom of the standings.
Bates said:Just to clarify you guys think it's more important for Eakins to stay in AHL to develop team which has maybe 3 or 4 players who will ever be NHL players than it would be to use his ability to continue development of 23 Leafs players who are now NHL players???
Bates said:What can change do for NHL team?? See St.Louis, Anahiem, Carolina, and some days Washington(jk). It may not change anything but it sure would at least be an effort to change what is now happening.
bustaheims said:Bates said:Just to clarify you guys think it's more important for Eakins to stay in AHL to develop team which has maybe 3 or 4 players who will ever be NHL players than it would be to use his ability to continue development of 23 Leafs players who are now NHL players???
I don't Eakins is going to be able to accomplish much of anything in a month or so with the big club, especially if a good chunk of the roster is jettisoned over the summer, so, why mess with the one thing in the organization that is really working? Let the kids have the best possible chance to receive as much positive success as possible. Let Eakins or whoever the new coach may be start clean at camp.